If you want to learn more about the historical period in which To Kill a Mockingbird takes place, visit the following links:

Jim Crow Era:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/index.html

Dorothea Lange's Photographs:
http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=3373
http://www.shorpy.com/dorothea-lange-photographs

The Dust Bowl Era:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/timeline/dustbowl/


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